Reinforcement for shirt-fronts.



E. H. W. BADEN.

RBINPORGEMENT POP. SHIRT ERONTS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17, 1910.

Patented Jail. 19, 1915.

eNrrfED srn'ras rarnnr @errent ERNEST H. W. BADEN, F ST. J'OSEPH, MISSOURI."

REINFORQEMENT FOR SHIRT-FRONTS.

T0 all 'whom-,it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST H. W. BADEN,

a citizen ofthe United States, residing atA y the city of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful lmprovenients in Reinforcements for Shirt-Fronts, of which the following is a specification, reference being-had therein to the accompanying drawings. j

In the old'style shirts the part of the bosom that covers the clavicle of the wearer `breaks long before the greatest material services have been obtained from theA rest of the shirt.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a shirt in which this particular part of the bosom isreinforced, with the result that the life of the shirt is considerably longer than the life of the ol'd style shirt.

lIn the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts Wherever lthey occur, Figure 1 is a front view of a' shirt having its besoin reinforced adjacent the collar band; Fig. 2 is an inside elevation, on lan enlarged scale, showing the reinforcement secured to part 'ofthe left half of the bosom; and Fig. 3 is an inside elevation, on an enlarged scale, showin the reinforcement secured to part of t e right half of the bosom.

" The two halves 1 and 2 of the bosom of the shirt 3 are secured along seams 4 and 5 respectively, to the yoke 6 and, also, along seam 7 to the collar band 8. A collar (not shown i'n the drawings) can be attached to collar band 8 by means of collar buttons or,

if desired, same can be sewed to said band.v

The front edge 9 of half 1 is plaited andk is stitched along seams 10 and 11, IButton holes 12 are formed in the plaited edge 9 in order toattach said edge to buttons 13 on the adjacent hemmed edge 14 that is stitched along seams 15 and 16. i

The reinforcement consists of two pieces or gussets 17 of plain woven material that are arranged to underlie the parts ofhalves 1' and 2, respectively, that cover the collarbone of the wearer. Each piece is cut with a configuration similar to a trapezium and. y'

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd Jan, 5 9, 19155 Application filed August 17, 1910. Serial No. 577,601.

' is arranged on the bias to its half 1 or f2.

edges 19, 21, and 2() of one piece 17 are se? cured .in seams 4, 7, and l() to yoke G, collar band 8, and the plaited edge 9, respectively, and the edges 19, 21, and 2O of the other piece 17 are secured in seams 5, 7, 15 and 16, to yoke 6, collar band S and the hemmed edge 14. Each edge 18 extends diagonally across the upper part of its respective half l or and, as said edgeisa smooth selvage edge it is unnecessary to stitch same to the bosfuirof the shirt. The fact that the usual seams are utilized to hold the reinforcement in place obviates the necessity of providing extra stitching that would obviously show on the front of the shirt. By means of this reinforcement the part of the shirt below and around the front of the neck is greatly strengthened and is prevented from breaking for the reason that the stresses, to which said part of the shirt is subjected,` are distributed to the pieces 17. 'Ehe reinforce` ment greatly increases the strength of the collar band 8 and maintains the proper curve of same in front of the neck of the wearer'.

I claim:

rThe combination with a neglige shirt or the like having a front opening, a yoke, and collar band of a. reinforce located on the inside of the shirt extending from near the front v'opening to the edge of the, yoke and base of the collar band, and stitched to said yoke land collarband and to the shirt vnear the front o Jenin(r with the lower edOfe v t3? L'D,

naNasr H. w. BADEN.

Witnesses:

E. N. COOPER, l J. M. HE'EKLER. 

